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Synonyms
Etymology
1. sundew
noun. any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution.
Etymology
- dew (English)
- sun (English)
- sunne (Middle English (1100-1500))
Sentences with sundew
1. Noun, singular or mass
A close relative of the roundleaf sundew, English sundew grows in many of the same places as the roundleaf but is absent in most of the eastern half of the United States.
2. Adjective
Among the more than 100 sundew species, the leaves range in shape from broad and flat to fine and narrow.
